Did You Really Think Your Path Would Be Straight?

Remember that girl who sat next to you in fourth grade and said she wanted to be a marine biologist?  Yes, the same girl you knew all through high school that took all the science courses. Now you’ve connected on Facebook only to discover that she actually is a marine biologist.  Do you wonder how [...]

Finding Life Direction, Emma’s Story

Emma sat and looked defeated.  A pretty, forty-something mother of two college students, Emma’s life appeared on the outside to be typical.  Marriednearly 24 years, successfully raised two beautiful boys, she worked as an office manager for a small manufacturing company and she and her husband Dan went out for dinner together almost every Friday [...]

I Just Don’t Know How To Handle This Change!

Change is a constant in life.  Sometimes, it seems like it is for the good and sometimes, well, it just hurts and creates fear.  I know – I’ve had a lot of changes in my life.  I’ve been married and divorced – twice, bought a home, did an about face on my career, raised a [...]

Is it Time to Wake Up and Taste the Coffee too?

5:30 – the alarm goes off.  You arise, go down the hall to the bathroom and proceed to the kitchen to turn on the coffee pot.  While that brews, you wake the older children and begin pushing them to get ready for school.  Over the next two hours, its a whirlwind of children, breakfast, backpacks [...]

Shift Your Confusion to Clarity!

“We live in an age disturbed, confused, bewildered, afraid of its own forces, in search not merely of its road but even of its direction. There are many voices of counsel, but few voices of vision; there is much excitement and feverish activity, but little concert of thoughtful purpose. We are distressed by our own [...]

Ahhh, Love

Love.  It’s the magical thing that touches us all.  Sometimes it’s good, sometimes it’s not.  Love is such a diverse thing.  I believe it is the strongest emotion, the most powerful force, and the most difficult to understand.  Love is not just romantic, it relates to how we feel about our children and family.  Love [...]

I’m So Confused!

Many people know they want to make change in their life.  They know that where they are now just doesn’t feel quite right, but they are also very unsure about what would be the thing to change.  It’s like a pair of ill fitting shoes.  They cover  your feet, but it’s just not comfortable. I [...]

There Just Isn’t Enough Time!

Feeling the holiday crunch?  I think we all are.  It doesn’t seem to matter whether you get really involved in holiday celebrations or not, either.  Just making a trip to the grocery store takes more time because of the crowds.  Often, with so many people feeling harried and hurried, we can pick up on the [...]

New Year Resolutions

Now, when I sit down and plan my work strategic plan, all I have to do is ask myself is how each action will work to bring more joy into my life.

Little Steps Toward the Sun

“The sun – my almighty physician.” ~ Thomas Jefferson I heard from many people that they feel they are in a mire of sluggishness and overall ‘funk.’  It’s not unexpected with the days getting colder and shorter here in New England.  This feeling is also a side effect of the constant negative information we are [...]

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